In 2015 the former Alabama standout receiver signed a five-year contract with the Falcons worth $71,256,045.

Now, entering the fourth year of the deal, Jones wants a new contract.

Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reported that the franchise has restructured the contracts of offensive lineman Jake Matthews and safety Ricardo Allen, which will give them some room to draw up a new contract within the limitations of the cap.

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This does not seem to be a “hostile” holdout situation as Jones reported to training camp and has been in constant communication with the team, even when refusing to play in the preseason games.

Missing Jones for Week 1 of the regular season would be somewhat of a hit, but with Mohamed Sanu and Calvin Ridley in the wide receiver corps they should be able to hold down the fort for the time being.

An issue would arise if Jones refuses to play past the first week.

However, seeing that the organization has already shown efforts to make some room to pay the receiver, I do not anticipate this situation being dragged out beyond their first week’s matchup against the Minnesota Vikings.

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